Description

This software tool is a web application based on HTML/CSS and JS API. The site will provide the necessary information, and resources for being aware of wildfire in California. The web will consist of background info, maps created by ArcGIS to visualize correlations of wildfire  in California, and other info and news.

Background

Wildfires have been significantly affecting the economy, health of citizens and animals, and destroying the ecosystem. Depending on the ecosystem, various practices, such as expanded housing developments and the utilities they require, fire exclusion/firefighting, and timber harvesting, in the past several decades have made it easier for fires to get out of control, according to the USFS. Also in terms of the wellbeing of the humans and animals, it has released toxic smoke in the air that pollutes the environment.  This toxic smoke has already caused air quality to plummet to dangerous levels in California, Oregon and Washington In addition to toxic air, there’s also the debris and ash that covers charred neighborhoods. The ash is the aftermath of  everything that was burned up, which includes anything in a home, including chemicals, plastic, and paint, all of which  can be toxic to humans and animals. All these catastrophic events has led to large economic toll on communities through property losses, decreased tourism, even changes in the long-term structure of the local economy. The most fundamental objective of the research would be to effectively extract knowledge of climate change and wildfire data for users. And to establish a user friendly dashboard with data analytics and models that include data science to correlate the cause and effect of wildfire.

Running the Application

https://wildfirewatchers.github.io/csb-n2yxp/   (In Progress)

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